Lake Francis Pit

Past Producer in King county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228834
MAS/MILS ID 0530331139
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Francis Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.04562, 47.43951 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maple Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tacoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 023 N 006 E 33 S2SWNE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • 6 MILES EAST OF RENTON ON MAPLE VALLEY HIGHWAY; LEFT ON CEDAR GROVE RD.; RIGHT AT LAKE FRANCIS ROAD .4 MILES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.04562, 47.43951

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mid Island Rock Products
    ID 4502848
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED SEPT 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/13/1982
MSHA mine ID4502848
Mine name (MSHA)Lake Francis Pit
Current operatorMid Island Rock Products
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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